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again, county officials still out here on the scene investigating just how this happened. we ll continue following this developing story. for now, live in towson, meghan mccorkell, ween eyewitness news wjz eyewitness news. we will keep you updated as soon as we get more information. a man who gained national attention, after broadcasting his standoff with police online, faces new charges. and for the first time, he s speaking about the case. wjz is live at his home in waverly. investigator mike hellgren talked to him shortly before a court appearance this morning. mike? reporter: kai, handcuffed in a yellow jail jumpsuit and rarely at a loss for words, he said his only chance for justice is through the press. the prosecutor called him an extreme risk to public safety. reporter: the home where james macarthur broadcast his standoff with police, is now boarded up, as he fights for his freedom. the local blogger and journalist told me before a contentious bail ....
yes, we have flood watches and warnings mentioned in baltimore, frederick and carroll county. and the flood watch continues until late tonight, for many areas, southern maryland and a lot of sections of northern virginia as well as harford county. 64 in ocean city. 74 in oakland. tim is live now with the mobile weather lab. and as you can see, he s got his umbrella out. tim has a look at some of those rain numbers and what we can expect, perhaps tomorrow. as bob mentioned, i ll just say a new campaign. trust your turk. if bob says you re going to get wet, you re going to get wet. he said it was going to come down here in 10 or 15 minutes, which sure enough it did. we re outside here. the winds have picked up. the rains have started as well. and we re starting to see another wave of these showers moving on in. let s talk about the rain totals we ve seen. [ no audio ] reporter: northern baltimore county, almost four inches. hagerstown, just about 3 or so. and just ver ....
president obama steered clear of the controversy, as he helped swear in his new fbi director. but the white house is saying u.s. intelligence gathering is under review. the president clearly feels strongly about making sure that we are not just collecting information because we can but because we should. reporter: besides being embarrassing, spying on allies could have economic consequences, as washington works to negotiate a major trade deal with the european union. reporter: former state department analyst james louis said the u.s. won t stop the program because in a post-9/11 world, the information is too valuable. this makes us safer. less surveillance means more successful attacks. reporter: the white house hopes to complete its surveillance review by the end. year. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. some u.s. lawmakers are defending spying practices. they argued places like france are safer because of the nsa s surveillance. three families ton ....
old, leaves behind a devastated family. we want to know why, why this happened. reporter: hoffman has been hailed a hero, awarded the chief thomas medal of courage in 2010 for rescuing a man from a fire on gillman street. and this year, recognized by wjz, helping to save this 3- year-old boy who had wandered away from home. friends say the third generation firefighter was heroic, even in his 90 final minutes. the night he was killed, he did all he could to protect his girlfriend and her sister, who survived the terrible ordeal. and i think without andy s help, that would not have been possible. reporter: wjz was there, as his uncle collected some items from andrew s home, needed for funeral arrangements. his father released a written statement, on behalf of his family, saying our hearts are absolutely broken over the loss of our son, brother, grandson and uncle. it s hard to imagine going forward without him. but we know andy died a hero. that is the way he live ....
maryland towns hit the hardest. the money will be coming to the federal government. and it will be coming to the lower shore. the money will be distributed on the basis of need. reporter: the money goes toward the reconstruction of homes, businesses and their economy. it was devastating. the entire town was flooded. and when i say the entire town, i mean, the entire town. everything was flooded. reporter: in chrisfield, coffins floated out of graves. residents were rushed to shelter, the town docks swept away. that s where our commerce, our baked commerce comes through every day. now they re still rebuilding. we know the ocean city pier is taking a beating as well. reporter: still plenty of work to be done. more than 200 maryland homes are still in need of repair. try to get the help we need to start rebuilding. reporter: now, with the latest aid that was just received, senator mikulski s office has received a total $74 million in aid since last year ....